New message board members, feel free to take a moment to stop in and say hi! Please do not post 'ads' for non-fire related subjects. There are more appropriate forums out there for those kinds of submissions. Generic ads will be deleted by the admins.

Any posts about other Mahoning Valley Fire Departments can go here. This includes the Youngstown/Warren/Sharon regional area, the counties of Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, Mercer and Lawrence, and everything surrounding.

This section is dedicated to what's under the hose tarp, behind the cabinet doors and inside the cab of fire apparatus. How is the hose laid out? What equipment is hidden out of site and how is it organized? Post your photos of the inside of the compartments, inside the hose beds and inside the truck cab or jump seat area here.

Come hang around the fire house. Any and all discussions about fire stations including department station rosters, photos of fire houses or anything else that deals with those big buildings that house fire fighters and their equipment is welcome here.

Many fire buffs and firefighters enjoy the hobby of collecting fire related items. Here is a chance to post shots of your collection for all to look at. This message board is NOT responsible for any ideas this forum sparks!

Know a great fire museum? Let others know what you thought of it here. Let us know where, price of admission, hours, how you would rate it, share how its gift shop was. Open to discussion on fire museums anywhere in the world!

Read any good books lately? Any of them about firefighting? Share what's in your library with us. It can be buff books, it can be fire exam study books, it can be fire magazines. all forms of fire related books are welcome here.

Hungry?? Well, we're all food connoisseur's here! Where are those fire-themed restaurants out there. Post the names and address and if they have a web site, even better. Just remember to save room for dessert!

What is this you ask? Here's how it works, someone posts a hypothetical response (fire, ems, haz-mat) and anyone can reply with what they would do if they were first on the scene or the Incident Commander. There are no right or wrong answers because these are based on your experiences or knowledge in fire scene management. In other words, what would you do...

In an attempt to help direct people with information about a specific type of apparatus, We've started this forum. If you are working on compiling information about any specific make or model of apparatus, please post your contact information so people will know how to reach you!

This forum was inspired as I passed by an old fire truck sitting off one of the freeway exits as I drive to work. Are there old fire trucks sitting off the side of the road where you go frequently? If you go on vacation, do you stop and say hi to old trucks sitting lonley in the corn field? Let's talk about them and hey, why not grab some photos while your at it. Maybe someone out there is looking for their department's long lost truck and you can be the key. Any information you can get from the truck would be great in helping track it down. Maybe we'll start the first fire truck adoption program in the country.

There are so many colors in a rainbow (and in fire apparatus!) Ever seen a blue fire truck? How about purple? Oh yea, well what about black? Yellow over green? White with light blue? Safety orange? They exist and you can see examples of them here. Have a color combination that's truly unusual and one of a kind? Post it here!

Have any photos of squished, smacked, bumped or bruised or otherwise injured fire apparatus, this is the forum for you! Hey, these things happen! If you like to look at mutilated fire trucks then here's your forum!

Interested in Fire Apparatus Manufacturers? We welcome any discussion on fire apparatus manufacturers in this forum. Manufacturers whose name begins with the letters A through M can be found in this topic.

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